Economy, Featured
Economic Cooperative Provides Childcare, Job Opportunities to Low-Income Turkish Women
The unique model employed by FSWW is a stellar prototype for other women’s collectives that strive for economic security and self-sufficiency with social supports and services.
Featured, In the News, Law, Middle East, Politics, Region
The Reform of the Nationality Law in Lebanon: One-step forward, ten steps backward
The Nationality Campaign would like to express the need to reform the nationality law immediately.
Economy, Featured, Issues, Middle East, Politics, Region
The Costs of Undervaluing Women’s Work
The main conclusion is that indicators measure only what is valued in society and exclude women’s work mainly in view of the poor value attributed to it!
Featured, Middle East, Politics
Woman Is the Future of Man
Although women have made great progress on their way to liberation, they still suffer from unequal treatment with men, just because they are women....These anti-women legends of former times play a major role in contemporary cultures.
Featured, Politics
No Spring for Arab Women: A Sober Report from CSW and a Wake Up Call
This year’s 56th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was convened to address the global issues of “Rural Women’s Empowerment, Poverty Reduction and Rural Development”. This would have been pretty much “business as usual” if it were not for the fact that, since last year’s 55th CSW, the world is rapidly changing, most notably [...]
In the News, Middle East, Politics, Technology, Violence
History books vs YouTube: Democratization and the Arab Spring
Posted on 19 March 2012
Today, YouTube and easily-duplicated digital records are standing neck-to-neck with these official narratives; multiple accounts will live on. Continue Reading
Issues, Middle East, Region, Violence
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Rashida Manjoo Meets with Palestinian Women
Posted on 09 January 2012
Different themes such as feminist methodology for documentation, institutionalizing memory, theory and practice in history, and healing the souls of the oppressed were discussed. Continue Reading
In the News, Politics
The myth of evil women in power: when the media participates in the demonization of women
Posted on 05 December 2011
My colleagues at WLP shared this disturbing reminder of the common issues facing women in politics, regardless of where they are: How to Hit a Woman – The new anti-Elizabeth Warren ad, and how political attack ads differ when the target is female. (the article appeared in Slate on November 22, 2011) Continue Reading
In the News, Middle East, Politics
Despite Setbacks, Women Will Make a Difference
Posted on 25 November 2011
But the most important thing is that women must not allow the setbacks to lead them to lose their courage or their faith in themselves. They should continue to believe that they can and will make a difference. Continue Reading
In the News, Middle East, Politics
Toward Women’s Rights in the Middle East
Posted on 02 November 2011
As the Arab Spring fades into a hard winter of critical decision-making, the United States must give these dedicated women its firm support for a social transformation that is fundamental, not cosmetic, and that moves toward democracy and equality for all members of society. Continue Reading
Education, Issues
Expanding Impact Across Borders: The Beginning of the Global Training of Trainers Institutes
Posted on 19 October 2011
Partner organizations from Bahrain, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Turkey, and Zimbabwe participated in the Introductory Session that was rich, fun-filled, and experiential. Continue Reading
Technology
Gloria Steinem’s “Raising a baby online”: challenges of online activism
Posted on 04 October 2011
In a Huffington Post interview, Gloria Steinem gives a spot-on and concise analysis of the challenges of online activism -part balance, part ability to transfer an online "Like" click to a sustained, meaningful, and successful activism effort Continue Reading
Economy, Middle East
Namlyeh and Nuhul: Partners develop solutions for women’s economic empowerment in Beirut and Istanbul
Posted on 26 September 2011
Although I had actually volunteered to go to Turkey to work with our colleagues at KEDV as part of WLP’s Peer-to-Peer capacity building process, the trip took a long time to materialize mostly because of my own chaotic timetable. My interest was spurred by the fact that WLP’s partner in Turkey, Foundation for the Support [...] Continue Reading
In the News, Law, Middle East, Politics
NPR Interview: Asma Khader on Women and Democratic Transition
Posted on 20 September 2011
Can Arab Spring Improve Lives Of Women?Asma Khader, General Coordinator of WLP Jordan/SIGI/J spoke with NPR from WLP’s Transnational Partners Convening in Warrenton, Virginia earlier this week on women’s role in the democratic transitions taking place in the MENA region: Click here to listen to Asma Khader on NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michelle Martin. Continue Reading
Issues, Law, Middle East, Politics, Video Blog
Strategizing for Change: Director of WLP Lebanon on Our 2011 Partners Meeting
Posted on 18 September 2011
WLP Lebanon/CRTD.A Executive Director Lina Abou-Habib discusses this year's WLP Partners Meeting. Continue Reading
Middle East, Politics
Under the Cedar: WLP Global Training Launches in Lebanon!
Posted on 07 September 2011
It was an exciting experience as the WLP Global Training of Trainers (GTOT) Team convened its first GTOT, launching this new initiative in the Arab Region. Continue Reading
Education, In the News, Middle East, Politics, Region
Separate, But Not Equal: Sex-Segregating University Classes Would Fare Poorly for Iranian Women
Posted on 02 September 2011
If sex-segregation is realized it will be a huge blow to women's educational gains of the past decade. Continue Reading
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In WLP’s News Reader
- Nätaktivister ber om hjälp - Svenska Dagbladet October 27, 2011
- What Happens After the Arab Spring? - Patch.com October 19, 2011
- Veil by choice - Frontline October 4, 2011
From WLP’s Twitter Feed
- wlp1: #Absurdity in the #WarOnWomen–from #US to #Iran. This week:Ahmadinejad accused of being soft on women: http://t.co/afLjj9F7 Stay tuned in...
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